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John Major, British Prime Minister 1990-97, Conservative. Born: 29 March 1943 in St. Helier, Carshalton, Surrey.
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Entries from several quality OUP reference books, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia and the Columbia Encyclopedia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/673348.stm
A brief biography of John Major, covering his life up to 2002.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4475391.stm
Profile of the former British prime minister published on the occasion of his becoming a Knight of the Garter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/22/newsid_2516000/2516139.stm
The launch of John Major's citizen's charter to improve public services in 1991. Notes include a timeline and a summary of the charter's influence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/4/newsid_2493000/2493037.stm
News of John Major winning the battle to remain leader of the Conservative party on July 4, 1995; timeline and background information.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/27/newsid_2528000/2528847.stm
News of John Major winning the Conservatives' leadership elections and becoming the new prime minister on November 27, 1990.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/leadership-and-change-prime-ministers-in-the-post-war-world-john-major
Lecture by Vernon Bogdanor CBE FBA, Gresham Professor of Law with response by Professor the Lord Butler. Full text, audio and video files.
http://www.johnmajor.co.uk/
A website focussing on the former British Prime Minister John Major and his 1990-1997 Conservative administration.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1444954/Blairs-spin-is-the-porn-of-politics-says-Major.html
In his first significant political intervention since he retired from Parliament, John Major delivers a sweeping indictment of Tony Blair, accusing him of eroding the trust of the people by undermining Parliament and politicising the Civil Service.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1400332/How-we-saw-it-John-Major.html
Recalling how The Telegraph received John Major's leadership.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1444953/The-deep-malaise-undermining-our-parliamentary-democracy.html
An edited version of John Major's pamphlet for the Centre for Policy Studies entitled The Erosion of Parliamentary Government.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/1993/jul/25/politicalnews.uk
Article about the incident when BBC technical staff recorded by accident John Major calling three Eurosceptic members of his Cabinet "bastards".
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983114,00.html
Article on the conflict within the Conservative Party under John Major.
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